Hospitals have credit card information, as well as personal data that makes it easier for thieves to steal identities, he noted, which makes them ideal targets for data thieves.
Hollywood Presbyterian is far from the only hospital that's been hit. A Texas facility went down for a week in early 2016 due to ransomware, and in Sept. 2015 a Florida hospital was the victim of a similar attack.
According to Hollywood Presbyterian, it has "restored its electronic medical record system (“EMR”) on Monday, February 15th. All clinical operations are utilizing the EMR system. All systems currently in use were cleared of the malware and thoroughly tested." The hospitals said it is still working to better understand the unfortunate situation.
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